poliscidude

How did you find out?

Thanks twright! I needed a pep talk right about now. :wink:

IR

I'm still waiting for UVA to get on with it and officially tell me something. Anyone have any estimate of how long it could be until they send out the second "wave" of answers?

a little TOO quiet...

daniel, could you post your subfield and stats?

Here's a little update on UVA... My status is still "pending" and the Grad coordinator just emailed me back saying no decision has been made. Maybe they just sent out the first wave? Maybe some of us are still being mulled over? Maybe the grad coordinator is just brushing me off and doesnt want to tell me I'm a reject? We'll see....just thought anyone still in the dark might be interested to know this.

Yeah, I applied to a few lower tiered schools but they are still good quality schools that have their pick of outstanding, or at least very solid, applicants. I applied based on fit and tried to shoot for a range of schools to give me at least some options if the top schools don't take me. Honestly though, its all a shot in the dark. I think what it boils down to, assuming you look qualified enough on paper to make any initial cuts, is whether Potential Advisor X takes a shine to your file. So to answer your question, yes, I applied to a few middle-range schools. To show where you applied on your posts, put it in your signature on your account profile.

Well, congrats to everyone who got into UVA. My account page still says "pending"...which I'm guessing at this point essentially means rejected. Probably wasn't one of the better fits for me, but getting off to bad start on admissions season still stings.

Who did you email at UVA exactly? The graduate contact listed on the department webpage or someone else from the graduate school?

Since I see you are also applying to ND -- which subfield and what's your real world experience?

IR and I have been working as an intelligence analyst for about 5 yrs.

Here, here!

Nothing here either. I think someone is seriously just F-ing with us.

Congrats everyone! let's hope some more acceptances start coming all of our ways!

I applied to ND. I'm in IR.

I question it myself. I assume anyone posting on the results page would also post here. Plus $15K sounds a bit low compared to some other schools, though it is public.

No word from UVA here either. My account activity still says "pending." Like many of you, I am an IR/Security person as well. Since I'm new, here are my stats: 3.3 undergrad in a different field from an "up-and-coming" SLAC 3.95 in terminal MA poli sci program at a known regional university GRE: 660Q 720V 5.0 Writing 1 publication in student journal 3 regional conference presentations 2 small research grants 5 yrs work exp in a relevant and interesting career that has come to inform my research interests, some instructor experience Presumably strong rec letters, though not from big names After seeing other people's stats, I hope I wasn't immediately weeded out because of my undergrad GPA and Quant score. Hopefully the admissions committees will realize that I've since redeemed myself for the undergrad GPA and that my quantitative score is satisfactory since I am not planning to go in a heavily quantitative direction of research. This waiting game is absolutely dreadful! Best of luck to everyone!